Description
In the eight-volume série Résistance et résilience, French-language students will learn about the cultural perseverance of Black Nova Scotians, the Mi’kmaq, Acadians, and the Gaels to 1920. The eight-booklet set covers more than a century of nation-building that saw many discriminatory and racist policies enacted by governments.
Four booklets focus on the 1820–1920 period, and describe the resistance and achievement of each group to the systemic oppression, racism and sexism they experienced. The social, cultural and economic experiences of people from these communities is documented
Four booklets explore the experiences of each of the four groups during the First World War. Readers will learn about the recruitment and deployment of segregated fighting units: the 165th Acadian Battalion, the Gaelic 185th Cape Breton Highlanders, and the all-Black No. 2 Construction Battalion. The experiences of Mi’kmaw soldiers who voluntarily enlisted are described in the fourth booklet.